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[H.R. 4559 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4559

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                                 An Act



To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to 
    the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NATIONAL FOREST LAND TO 
TOWNS OF LAONA AND WABENO, WISCONSIN.
    (a) Conveyance to Town of Laona.--
        (1) Conveyance.--At the request of the town of Laona, Wisconsin 
    (referred to in this subsection as the ``town''), the Secretary of 
    Agriculture shall convey to the town all right, title, and interest 
    of the United States in and to the parcel of National Forest System 
    land in Forest County, Wisconsin, consisting of approximately 176 
    acres, as further described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of 
    permitting the town to use the parcel as a site for an industrial 
    park and for other purposes.
        (2) Legal description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
    paragraph (1) consists of the N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, S\1/
    2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and that part of the W\1/2\NE\1/4\ lying south of 
    the Rat River, excluding Lot #1 of Forest County Certified Survey 
    Map #157861 and a 100-foot wide former rail road right-of-way 
    running through the W\1/2\NE\1/4\, all in section 6, township 35 
    north, range 15 east, Laona Township, Forest County, Wisconsin.
        (3) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under 
    this subsection, the town shall pay to the Secretary an amount 
    equal to $300,000, which is the appraised fair market value of the 
    parcel of National Forest System land to be conveyed.
    (b) Conveyance to Town of Wabeno.--
        (1) Conveyance.--At the request of the town of Wabeno, 
    Wisconsin (referred to in this subsection as the ``town''), the 
    Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the town all right, title, 
    and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of National 
    Forest System land in Forest County, Wisconsin, consisting of 
    approximately 173 acres, as further described in paragraph (2), for 
    the purpose of permitting the town to use the parcel as a site for 
    an industrial park and for other purposes.
        (2) Legal description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
    paragraph (1) consists of the S\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and 
    east 17.30 acres of the NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, excluding a 100-foot wide 
    former rail road right-of-way running through the NE\1/4\SW\1/4\ 
    and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ and a 0.02 acre parcel in the SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, a 
    0.93 acre parcel in the SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and a 2.36 acre parcel in 
    the E\1/2\SW\1/4\ reserved for highway purposes, as described in 
    volume 7, 276-277, Forest County Records, and all in section 7, 
    township 34 north, range 15 east, Wabeno Township, Forest County, 
    Wisconsin.
        (3) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under 
    this subsection, the town shall pay to the Secretary an amount 
    equal to $320,000, which is the appraised fair market value of the 
    parcel of National Forest System land to be conveyed.
    (c) Survey.--If necessary, the exact acreage and legal description 
of the lands to be conveyed under subsections (a) and (b) shall be 
determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of a 
survey shall be borne by the recipient of the land.
    (d) Deposit and Use of Proceeds.--
        (1) Deposit.--The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds from the 
    conveyance of land under this section in the fund established under 
    Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a).
        (2) Use.--Funds deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
    available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and until 
    expended--
            (A) to acquire land and interests in land for inclusion in 
        the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin; and
            (B) to reimburse costs incurred by the Secretary in 
        carrying out the conveyances under this section, including the 
        payment of any real estate broker commissions.
        (3) Administration.--The lands acquired under paragraph (2)(A) 
    shall be included in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and 
    administered in accordance with the laws applicable to that 
    National Forest.
    (e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land to be 
conveyed under this section is withdrawn from location, entry, and 
patent under the public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing 
laws, including geothermal leasing laws.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyances 
under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.